View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally makes the people of Miguel Street laugh at Morgan?
(a) His children making fun of him.
(b) Bhakcu beating him up.
(c) A joke he tells.
(d) His wife holding him up by the waist.

2. How old is the author when he meets Titus Hoyt?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

3. What is Big Foot's father?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A priest.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A teacher.

4. When Morgan's house burns down , what fire is it compared to?
(a) When the Treasury burned down in 1933.
(b) When the town hall burned down in 1930.
(c) When the post office burned down in 1928.
(d) When the jail burned down in 1932.

5. How much money does the author's mother give him to go to a shop to buy bread and butter?
(a) Six cents.
(b) Five cents.
(c) Two cents.
(d) Four cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Big Foot's mother treat him?

2. What is the name of the woman who is seen hurrying from Morgan's house one night?

3. Who is Nathaniel?

4. What does Morgan do when he's having a fit of craziness?

5. What does Hat say that he learned from his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main focus of chapter 10 where Laura is introduced to the reader?

2. Describe Big Foot and why the author is frightened of him.

3. What happens when Laura's daughter, Lorna, gets pregnant?

4. Who is Laura, and how many children does she have?

5. Who are Big Foot's parents, and what had hardened him as a child?

6. What changes Eddoes's happy disposition?

7. What does Titus do after getting his certificate?

8. Who is Eddoes and what does he do for a living?

9. What happens to Eddoes's baby and what is her name?

10. How many children does Morgan have and with whom is he married?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 629 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample